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git:20260704.986b6be to git:20260816.37187ba

3 added, 3 removed. Audit A to A.

---

name: joke

description: Generate an original, clean joke on demand. Use when the user asks for a joke, wants something funny, or says they need cheering up.

user-invocable: true

---

# Joke

- Tell the user an original, genuinely funny joke. This is light entertainment —

+ Tell the user an original, genuinely funny joke. This is light entertainment,

keep it self-contained and don't touch the workspace, run commands, or read

files.

## Arguments

If `$ARGUMENTS` is provided, treat it as the topic or style to riff on (e.g.

`programming`, `puns`, `dad joke about coffee`). If it's empty, pick a

- crowd-pleasing topic yourself — programming and tech humor land well with this

+ crowd-pleasing topic yourself, programming and tech humor land well with this

audience.

## How to deliver

1. Write one joke. Prefer a tight setup-and-punchline or a one-liner; a short

two-line exchange is fine. Don't pad it with preamble.

2. Use a classic structure when it fits: misdirection, a pun, or an unexpected

literal reading of a phrase.

- 3. Land the punchline last — never explain the joke afterward.

+ 3. Land the punchline last, never explain the joke afterward.

4. If the user asks for "another", produce a fresh one; don't repeat a joke

already told this session.

## Keep it clean

Keep it workplace-appropriate: no slurs, no targeting protected groups, nothing

mean-spirited about a real, identifiable person. Self-deprecating and absurdist

humor are great defaults.